China’s State Council has announced that it is suspending
approval for all new nuclear power plants until the government can issue
revised safety rules, following the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan.

In response to the problems with the Fukishima reactors in Japan, the South Korean government has offered to send boric acid supplies for Japan to use in efforts to stabilise the reactors. Boron can be injected into the core of a nuclear reactor to inhibit nuclear reactions.